The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-09-11
SPORT Al SHEEpSHEAD BAY.
LIVELY R14UREs OF A DAYS RAUNG
AT 1AE POPULAR OOURSE

kNln tno vicinity OF NOW tOtk
0 elected q better occasion than
sterday at sheepshesd Bay.
wte packed with moro than the
tendance. the weather was SUI
K Iast. the fields OF horses were
uh for genuine sport and excite
sne in the great betting mart
,bugh to attract the attention
\ brokers who have passed
,dpanios In Wall street.
eatest interest to an observing
Iek end Of tho grand stand. In
ebfi. with steps leading down
nginnex. no will SEQ some Of the
ttfmen and heaviest betting
adj I'm ono group yesterday were
ROT prs. Philip wearing . dark
al Michael q gray outfit, In
/ s@ate Bob Furey and Smiling
ellytobably passes more money
kmders' hands, for himself and
any her man on tho grounds.
an d. like that OF a great actors.
0 cub hair marks the outline Of
ormd head. He wears q pleas
n grdking q friend, but at other
is thu Of q man who thinks be-
IN thlsteps, the observer finds
nrrenqf life so rapid that he has
es OPP to avoid being knocked
lily EXCEPTIONS to ceaseless hurry
ers OF Sarity, two standing Just
Ioor leling into the restaurant
and stdlh, and another with her
a tree tfront Of the bookmakers
ey arehute and motionless as
,sional men will slip money
DIS Gui3y and pass on without
said Of either side. Touts and
ts ruA into tho telegraph
y. wherJhalt o dozen operators
in advice Of the other. Con-
OF men Re pushing their way
hers are ueezing their way out
hat exte % from the first to the
.ty bookIykers' stands. Beyond
are the Ritual ticket machines.
bulk OF he money now bet on
Il bookmakers' hands,
, Of buyet purchase mutunls AZ
g begins h earnest Yesterday
rere sold the six races, agRre-
IS. The Highest dividend was
and tho ldcst $11.25.
st commdon occurs when the
e They ar&ff II Then hundreds.
syed inveang until 1t Is too late.
1t by thoSlwho have bet on tho
/ the rushfom tho enclosure re-
Of mon hutying away from some
. Within thirty seconds nearly
lred place. from which to see or
tell how tn horses are running.
thehce is over. and hum
lsands Of pillars have changed
iIpool rooms connected
ttde( low surges around the
and nutud and auction stands
o receive honey they have won.
end fteth honey after that they
lie thu IStu}ning crowd is settling
ain, btu bo(ore q dollar Is paid
10 mai In shirt sleeves PUSHES
j5osaE1 second ssS1sdi Then holders
ticketsIget them cashed at the
Inds. VI lie money Is being poured
for thnext race,
placdbn the grounds are tho
ID witt keener scrutiny and moro
sses 4 IN from the section SGT
oWnerjlayers Of odds, and others
,ts ar9elosely identified with the
look Ut some exciting races
Inc holes dash out Of the chute
{ racaf o mile in compact shape.
| on blian, the favOrito, In tho
buncl and mclaughlin. on Lo-
d choIe, In the roar rank. Choc-
n, NAB fast running for nearly
en- Redwood took up the pace,
the lfht. Garrison sent Eolian
/ the Tight at tho half mile.
d, laPing heE on the lower
adtnG her ct the head OF the
n they began to look for Mo-
le froit. but he never got there.
eoletta. aM Eurus were there
ID began filling. and they fought
10 foot by loot. Eolian heading
. finish AID winning by half Q
Of Pontiot in tho fast time Of
race thpj saw q field Of nine
ar-olds aSrt for tho Flatbpsh
Jockeys 1sre the best In the l1nd
Mclaughlin, Fitzpatrick. Billy
Isaac Mtrphy-were In 1t, The
'plendid condition for fast time.
ce-sev4 furlopes-long enough
lal, whej q lot Of juveniles dash
red AMI blue oolors of tho
in 10 lead on Kingfsh.
mping Dir Dixon after him and
neck / o furlong. Thon the
tiled dom to q fast, but not kill
n leading Sir Dixon and King
hen thy left tho half-mile post
! was loaded on In the turn for
tch, st Dixon. Racelsnd and
Ing d{ wn the stretch only q
with benedictine. Tea Tray
, IL uf send kinsiish out
Ike winner when ne passed
post. While the shouters were
,h AMI Mclaughlin, Dare Devil
rodda Sir Dixon, the colt re-
oily, dkshing past Kingfish In tho
I've ylrds, and winning the race
!, Billy Donohue had sent Ben
wheel Sir Dixon made his rush.
,ers' Stakes for three-year-olds.
three -sixteenths, they saw Nc
,e fstorits, Belvidere, get away
/ Io hLro1l arinO him and heading
sed FORWARD on RoI dor along
Oh. leading Goliah Q Length.
lPping the giant. Roi dor
pa}e to the beginning OF the
where Goliah Tapped him
i'd belvtdere half Tapped Goltah.
1liI made the issue by sending
ff the race, the colt going II
ming two lengths ahead OF
where and Sir Dixon are full
lf6 day that Sir Dixon won the
j Il Monmouth Belyidere won 9
pbtakes. Yesterday he improved
IS victory. 1t was the first run
y Stakes.
ap SWEEP stakes Of q mile and Q
aw Isaac Murphy ride Mol!ie
st, and Mclaughlin was In the
cite. They were equal fevorites
{. Garrison had no mount In
, Ward, ridden by Taylor, caught
cad at fiagfall. Le Logos. Mollio
3t, and Alaric ran nearly abreast
10 the backstretch. Frank Ward
the ruck. while Alartc headed
tho quarter post and held the
n info the hOme9trotch, Frank
again in tho straight, followed
Jarthy's Last and Alaric. The
pretty run down the straight,
,e last furlong nearly neck and
worked Frank Ward out near
, the race with Mollie at his
@ o clear third. =.
irteen start In the scramble OF
OF a mile for the $500 purse for
Even In this big field Bonnie
icLaughlin. held the call In the
son rode Battledoro. the mare
choice on eyen terms with
by Blaylock. Mclaughlin got
way In third place. shad-
.rrison on Battledore. Tho
the leaders within q furlong,
ing Dattledore half a length at
nile. Bonnie 8. held the advan-
half Tapped to the begin
nal furlong. when Mclaughlin
looking back on his rival at the
him won handily by two lengths